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Updated: Hermann Schiavone is not a PN candidate - party

Hermann Schiavone. Photo taken from Facebook.

Hermann Schiavone. Photo taken from Facebook.

Hermann Schiavone is not a candidate of the PN and has been directed not to present himself as one, the Nationalist Party said.

The PN was replying to The Times on claims by Nationalist MP Franco Debono's that Herman Schiavone had accused him of sending an anonymous letter.

"It is unacceptable for the Nationalist Party that a serious allegation is made against one of its MPs by a person who then fails to either substantiate the allegation when asked to do so or to withdraw the allegation," it said.

The PN added that notwithstanding the fact that Dr Schiavone was directed not to present himself as a candidate, he failed to adhere to these instructions.

Dr Debono had said that the Prime Minister's head of secretariat Edgar Galea Curmi had told him Dr Schiavone made the claim in 2009. He said Mr Galea Curmi had told him the allegation had been made about him and another person who was close to another candidate. He was not told who this other person was.

In the 2003 election, candidate Herman Schiavone was forced to withdraw his candidature on the fifth electoral district – the same one contested by Dr Debono – after an anonymous letter alleged he was involved in some wrongdoing.

The other candidates were Ninu Zammit, Louis Galea, Helen d’Amato, Nadine Sciberras, Helga Zahra, Ivan Schembri and Dr Schiavone's wife Anna.

Mr Zammit and Dr Galea were elected in that election. Since Dr Galea had also been elected on another district, Mrs d'Amato took the seat he gave up following a by-election.

The Schiavones were absent from the political scene in the 2008 election but Dr Schiavone later started showing an active interest in becoming a candidate again.

Dr Debono told timesofmalta.com this morning:

"Since I am not an outspoken person I have suffered in silence for months to the serious detriment of my health and I even had to inform the police to protect myself.

I think such an unfounded allegation harms not just me but also the party."

This issue arose after PN general secretary Paul Borg Olivier told The Times last week that given the serious European economic and financial crisis, the instability in world markets and the challenges facing the euro, comments Dr Debono was making about the justice and home affairs ministry were not particularly helpful.

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P. Ciantar

Dec 29th 2011, 07:31

better ask if Joseph Muscat is liberal socialist social democrat moderate left wing labour all of which a distinct forms from each other

Ivan Grech Mintoff

Dec 29th 2011, 09:27

hahaha!

John Schembri

Dec 28th 2011, 21:41

If it was 360 degrees as you’re saying than the PN bloggers remained consistent like always!
Does anybody in his right mind vote out HIS party from government for such a triviality?
This is not the party founder protesting against his underling on high utility bills when the price of oil is $30.
Truly what difference would this splitting of police from the justice ministry have on our daily lives?As if we would feel safer!

Maria Rosaria Schembri

Dec 28th 2011, 20:20

Farsa ohra ta Dr Gonzi il Haruf tas Sagrificju had mhu hlieh Herman Schiavone lakbar Problema tal PN mi xejn hlief li huma marbutin mas siggu tal Parlament it tmiem wasal mhux fill bghod aktar ma iddumu fill Gvern aktar ser tkun kbira it tkaxkira Partit Arroganti Partit dizonest Partit minghajr Kuxjenza

Min hawn najt lil Dr Franco Debono tibzax mit tedid il Poplu Malti Kollu Warajk id Demokrazijja Tmermret tkisret komplitament is Sena it tajba lil Bniedmin ta rieda Tajba.

John Schembri

Dec 28th 2011, 19:18

MALTA - Quo Vadis .


That was a great film . Was it shot in Malta?

julian caruana

Dec 28th 2011, 19:56

we a surname like yours i am afraid you dont have much choice :)

G Schembri

Dec 28th 2011, 22:03

Herman is towing the party line. Franco Debono is putting the National interest before the party and even before his interest. He saved the PN in the last election, and got the vote of PN supporters who would not have voted or who would have voted for another party. The leaders of the PN know this and would never stop him from contesting the next election.

silvio loporto

Dec 28th 2011, 16:33

So Dr.Schiavone is not a prospective candidate.
Seems the P.M. has started his retreat, to accomodate Dr.Debono.
When will it all stop?

R Axisa

Dec 28th 2011, 15:37

MPs should be loyal to the people they represent and not the party. If it's the other way round, we are far away from practicing democracy!

Francis Sammut

Dec 28th 2011, 17:14

Dr. Debono has proved himself to be reliable and loyal to our PM, our country and the people. The only honourable way for him is to stay put and stay in politics until the people says otherwise. If he resigns now, that would be the end of our government. If the party does not endorse his candidature, it will be their loss, not his. His steadfast and resiliant behaviour shows him to be a man of steal - a man of the people, for the people. When he was sworn in as a MP he took a solemn oath to be loyal to the Republic of Malta and to the Maltese people. Nothing else matters. I can see he is doing that very well, thank you! We need to remove the blinkers!

G Schembri

Dec 28th 2011, 22:11

What you call his babyish behaviour has worked wonders on roads leading to villages in the 5th district, amongst other things. Keep it up Franco.

A Dimech

Dec 28th 2011, 14:42

Hi Charles -

Don't you know that the PM is enjoying a xmas recess at the Girgenti Palace?!!

Lawrence Fenech

Dec 28th 2011, 15:56

Yes, counting his 500's since 2008 and wishing us all a ..............................

A Dimech

Dec 28th 2011, 14:39

Ha Ha Ha :-

Inti tafni lili? Taf li jien kont wiehed li kont nivvotta PN fil-Passat?

Jiena nahseb li ftit xhur/jiem ohra sa tiehu r-risposta....

Paul Micallef

Dec 28th 2011, 14:48

Kuntenta qisek taqla bis sieq mill gvern tieghek int Sinjura!

Andrew Cumbo

Dec 28th 2011, 19:12

Tiehux hsieb Ms Farrugia, ghandna hafna li kienu maghkhom u li l-llum qeghdin maghna biex fliemkien nfasslu soluzzjonijiet li qeghda tghid int. U dawn gew min rajhom ghax xebbajtuwom bl- arroganza li qeghdin tmexxu biha.

Anthony Said

Dec 28th 2011, 14:21

Iggranfati mal-Poter kien xi hadd li hataf il-poter fl-1981 kontra l-maggoranza assoluta tal-poplu.

Paul Micallef

Dec 28th 2011, 14:46

Sur Said, insejt li dak iz zmien il kostituzzjoni kienet tghid li l maggoranza tas siggijiet jirbhu l elezzjonijiet. Urejtuna INTOM min veru ggranfa mal poter bil protesti li kontu taqilghu u l 'incidenti' li kienu jigru!

Lawrence Fenech

Dec 28th 2011, 15:59

@Said.

Imma xorta wahda kien ragel u irranga l-affarijiet sew ghax kieku rid baqa hemm ghax kien kapaci, ghalhekk wara tela' il-PN.

Mr silvio axisa

Dec 28th 2011, 16:29

@ Said
Int tafha l-istorja jew??? Kieku kien iggranfat mal-poter kien jibqa hemm, PM sal-1987, imma taf li li meta ra li ma setax jikkonvinci lil ta' madwaru biex tissejjah elezzjoni ohra fi ftit zmien wara...x'ghamel??? telaq hu!!! Tal-1981, kien rizultat xi ftit skomdu ghall-gvern imma kien kollox legali...seta' gara l-istess bi ftit voti fid-distrett ta' Hal-Qormi fl-1971, ghal min irid ikun jaf l-istorja...

Carmel Cilia

Dec 28th 2011, 16:44

Ghal informazzjoni tieghek sur Said ilgvern illum qieghed imexxi bhal fl1981 bis sahha tal kostituzzjoni u knotra ix xewqa tal maggoranza. Mela insejt hija li il maggoranza assoluta din id darba il-P.N ma gabiex.

Joseph Aquilina

Dec 28th 2011, 12:49

The speaker can only vote when both sides have the same number of votes. If Franco votes against the government then the speaker cannot vote, majority is lost, and most probably an election is called ...

Lawrence Fenech

Dec 28th 2011, 16:02

@Aquilina.

You know that Frendo speaker will not vote against the GonziPN. There are three musketeers who would not thing twice to do so.

Jeffrey Borg

Dec 28th 2011, 17:03

Hats off to John Borg.

Michael Seychell

Dec 28th 2011, 12:10

Tony - I do not know to which 'Seychell' you are referring, since in my case I have not submitted any comments on this or other media.

In any case - for old times sake - I hope you had a peacful Christmas and wish you a Happy and Prosperous Ney Year.

Michael Seychell
Tal-Pieta

Joseph Aquilina

Dec 28th 2011, 12:42

Because your life will not continue as before unless Gonzi will agree to have two Ministers rather then one? Do you even know the subject being discussed? How does it effect you so much (this issue not other issues)

Joe Balzan

Dec 28th 2011, 13:20

@Joseph Aquilina
Of course it affects me so much. The government should be focused on the Eurozone crisis at the moment not on the crap of this members.

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